CIEE Summer Contemporary Netherlands Studies in Amsterdam

Location

Netherlands: Amsterdam

Program Summary

Come spend the summer in The Netherlands, the perfect site to examine business, social and public health challenges with a critical lens.
Using the dynamic city of Amsterdam as your laboratory, you’ll explore the Dutch public health system as well as their policies surrounding prostitution, drugs, housing, abortion, euthanasia, and migration and business practices. Guided site visits to places like a public health center, a drug safe house, the prostitution information center and Maritime museum provide you with a behind the scenes look at Dutch policies in practice.

Study abroad in Amsterdam with CIEE and you'll:- Study Public Health in the Netherlands in Session I or II and gain a greater understanding of the innovative ways in which the Dutch approach this area
- Study Contemporary Dutch Social Policy in the capital of the Netherlands (Amsterdam) during Session II or III and learn more about Dutch policies concerning subjects like prostitution, drugs, and abortion
- Study Dutch Business ...

Program Summary

Come spend the summer in The Netherlands, the perfect site to examine business, social and public health challenges with a critical lens.
Using the dynamic city of Amsterdam as your laboratory, you’ll explore the Dutch public health system as well as their policies surrounding prostitution, drugs, housing, abortion, euthanasia, and migration and business practices. Guided site visits to places like a public health center, a drug safe house, the prostitution information center and Maritime museum provide you with a behind the scenes look at Dutch policies in practice.

Study abroad in Amsterdam with CIEE and you'll:- Study Public Health in the Netherlands in Session I or II and gain a greater understanding of the innovative ways in which the Dutch approach this area
- Study Contemporary Dutch Social Policy in the capital of the Netherlands (Amsterdam) during Session II or III and learn more about Dutch policies concerning subjects like prostitution, drugs, and abortion
- Study Dutch Business Culture in the financial heart of the Netherlands (Amsterdam) during Session I or III and gain an insider’s perspective on how business is done in the Netherlands

Program Highlights

Intercultural Comparative ExperienceTravel with fellow CIEE students to a new city to explore history, art, architecture, culture, and social challenges. Part of every short-term program, our three-day Intercultural Comparative Experiences are an ideal way to expand your global perspective and sharpen your cultural awareness.
2015 Destinations*:
Session I: Dublin
Session II: Lisbon
Session III: Prague
*Note: Locations are subject to change.

CourseworkPublic HealthSession I and Session II explore the Dutch approach to norms and standards in today’s public health care system. The course touches upon culturally sensitive issues such as euthanasia, public insurance, and home birth, as well as global issues such as elderly care, children’s health, and ICT technologies in health care.

Contemporary Dutch Social PolicyIn Session II and Session III, you’ll use guided site visits to supplement lectures on Dutch social policies, giving you the opportunity to form your own opinions about the effectiveness of their implementation and practice.

Dutch Business CultureIn session I and III; through the Dutch Business Culture program students have the opportunity to learn more about the Dutch economy (and its history), the political system, sustainability and business values than what meets the eye, together with unique site visits this leads to a deeper understanding of Dutch business practices today and in the past.

ExcursionsIn addition to field visits around the city of Amsterdam, you’ll also venture into the Dutch countryside, offering you insight into typical Dutch rural life as an alternative to the city.